| Show THE OF ZION S abst supt bupt T 0 parker in tho the last four years thero there liz auvo vo bon sixteen miles of now modern highway constructed in zion national park at a total coltof cost of Ip the tha east rim road tile tho haat dast rim rond ron roc d alao mt carcil highway was constructed from tho the administrative area in zion up tip pine crook creole canyon through the tunnel approximately ono one mile allo long and thou then over tho the top ot of the me nut icim to ho die old eastern park boundary tho cOmPlO completed tOd road Is ia 86 nilles miles in length with an additional 26 20 miles built by tho the state of utah which la Is now included inthe C within tho the park boundary the section bolow below tho the tunnel which la Is 35 f miles in length Is a series of switch backs six lix in number which oro are so located a long clong the talus that I 1 1 there oro are miles of highway located I 1 C K nd ild constructed in an area of oe less than t ono one quarter square aquaro mile 1 I 1 this Is 1 a 0 vory very spectacular road pr project 0 and lias has been called ono one of tho boldest pieces of engineering bovic that has been attempted in highway construction tho the tunnel was driven along near the larce of tho the cliff and a series of gal luries cut into tho the faco face of tho the cliff to aitho tho center line of tho the tunnel and con emotion operations carried on in III althor direction the cliffs enado tho the work of th tho very barred by these cliffs from proceed iran or in III the ordinary way tile survey to for tile tho tunnel waa ninde entirely by triangulation survey points along tho the opposite cliffs were established by means of ropes and cables and the I 1 DO position of tho the galleries was waa determined from these points construction to the gallery sites iund nd the hard rock reek men invaded tho sandstone walls ora gro dually they drifted into tho side of the woun mountain to a predetermined point omd the main bore was worked in loth directions the highway bore inside ot of talo mountain 1 la feet long ill 16 loot foot high and 22 feet wide the elevation at the west portal Is feet and foot at the east portal approximately three years time was included ira in the construction of tile tho mst east rim him gaail and tunnel the valley road the floor of the valley road beginning at the bridge near tors area traverse the main zion canyon to the temple of Sina wava zion calyon is a very narrow gorge above the temple and the gorge will not lend very readily to road con com traction ruction past its present terminus i this road has haa no outstanding out sanding tos fea ures but it carries the tourist on a do tul trip through the scene part of zion slon mmurice nature NOTES |
